Summer 2025
EXPERIMENTAL FEMINIST / WOMAN'S POETRY (taught in Russian)
Dates: June 03, 2025 - July 11, 2025Day/Time: Tuesday; Friday 11:50 AM - 2:20 PM EDT
Level: 300-Level
Certificate: Civic Engagement, Global Education Development, Human Rights
Instructor: Galina Ryumbu, Smolny Beyond Borders
This course is about studying experimental feminist/ woman’s poetry of various poetic cultures and Russophone literary environments through the 1980s to 2010s. Which experimental feminist/ woman’s poetry methods are relevant to contemporary writing? How does a radical change of form correlate with sensitivity to language policies, and discourse of power? We will discuss this and other topics by referring to works of literary criticism, essays, and manifestos on the subject.
Prerequisites: When applying for the course, prospective students are obliged to provide one or more of their literary works (poetry, prose, essays, hybrid genres, etc.) or references to their already published research / literary works on the subject.
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS